Web 2.0 allows us to communicate in new ways. (Alice Mercer)

It helps make connections between students and their own creativity and knowledge.
It helps make connections between students and their peers, both in their classroom and around the world.
It helps make connections between students and teachers in a way that their peers, parents, and others can also see and participate in.
It helps make connections between parents and teachers.
It helps make connections among teachers, both in the school and around the world.

It's not just about plugging kids into computers, it's about plugging them into the world!